Rail Bridge Inspection

February 2016 – Rail Bridge Inspection

During a recent flood event, a rail bridge in the Burdekin area was damaged by the high volumes of water and debris travelling down stream. NQ UAV went to investigate the bridge to demonstrate the abilities of an RPAS to conduct a rapid asset inspection of infrastructure after a natural disaster. Our experienced crew were able to operate within meters of the structure to take high-resolution photos sections that had suspected damage from the flood event. In the photos above, you are able to clearly count the number of threads, the condition on the bolt, see oxidation of plates and oxidation of bolts holding the step ladders in place. All of this could be seen on our HD monitor next to the crew and would allow the site engineer to start making decision or get us to re-focus on sections that require more detailed inspections.

From this inspection, we were able to demonstrate a safe operation around a damaged rail bridge without putting any one at risk all the while providing the site engineers with the resources to make an informed decision before sending someone on to conduct any form of contact based inspections or repairs.

Thank you for visiting us. As of November 2017 we will no longer be trading as NQ UAV and will continue as FlyFreely. Combined with this change of name is a change of direction with the company. We have made the decision to discontinue our contract drone services.

We believe that the future of drones is in your hands, and that is why we have developed FlyFreely. We want to make drone usage available to everyone through facilitating a safe, quick, and cost effective process. Basically, we want to enable drones for everyone. If this sounds like a good fit for your business, let us know! We would love to hear from you and discuss how you want to use drones in your business.

Alternatively, if you would rather get someone else in for your flights, that is OK too. We will connect you with other drone pilots on FlyFreely who are specialists in their field. You can still reach us on (07) 4402 4069 at any time, and we have made the jump to a new website: www.flyfreely.io

Thanks for all your help and support over the years. We have thoroughly enjoyed working with you and sincerely hope to continue to do so in to the future!